Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry

Filed As

Myrtaceae
Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry

Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 1308 with Polo Romero, 09 Jun 1996

Location

Belize. Toledo. Crique Sarco.

Habitat

Cultivated here are Artocarpus atilis (breadfruit), Tagetes patula (called sampual and planted at graves), Crescentia cujete, Guava, Coffea, malee apple, banana, mango, golden plum.

Description

Tree 8-10m tall; fruit 5 cm long by 4 cm wide, turning from whitish to red, said to be fully red when mature. Called locally "malee apple" which is a corruption of "Malay apple". The fruit are eaten out of hand, and used to make wine. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 01087998

Occurrence ID: 7af9c0c1-252a-49bb-bd3b-8d321b16795f

Related Objects

Specimen - 01088008, D. E. Atha 1308, Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, Myrtaceae (247.0), Magnoliophyta; Central America, Belize, Toledo

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